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Warning: Dodgy coin offerings could tar reputation of blockchain technology

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Published Wed, Nov 15, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    "DO not collect $200. Go straight to jail."

    This line may well be the one to toss to some folks behind the frothy market for initial coin offerings (ICOs), said panellists at a forum at the Singapore FinTech Festival on Wednesday, in warning that the ICO trend is threatening to tar the reputation of blockchain technology.

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